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A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We have been in regular contact with the Dutch and the Americans since the onset of this crisis to co-ordinate our response and help for all those affected.

"We understand that evacuation is based on individual need, rather than nationality, with the most vulnerable prioritised. A number of British citizens have been evacuated from St Maarten by the US.

“We are in touch with British nationals on St Maarten and have advised them to follow the local advice on the ground. We have already deployed staff to Curacao to help British nationals evacuated there and we are expecting to get a team to Saint Maarten in the next day to provide further assistance.”

Information for British people affected by the hurricane, which is regularly updated, is available here and the number to call for people affected is +44(0)2070080000.